Chris Jay

Chris Jay has spent his entire life in northwest Louisiana, having lived in Springhill, Natchitoches, and Shreveport-Bossier. Chris blogs about Shreveport-Bossier’s restaurant scene and events. When he’s not working, he’s likely walking his Bassett Hound, Bowser, or catching a movie or a rock show downtown. Chris can be reached at cjay@sbctb.org.

One of the distinct pleasures of living in Louisiana is the abundance of roadside barns, flea markets and antique malls just waiting to be explored by resourceful shoppers seeking rusty gold. Some folks call it “picking,” others...

Tucked away in Shreveport’s South Highlands neighborhood, the R.W. Norton Art Gallery is an art lover’s paradise. I’ve lived in Shreveport for 15 years, and I still feel compelled to visit the Norton about once a month. In a...

When indie-rocker-turned-superstar Jack White took the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium stage in June 2014 — complete with archival video of Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter projected on the walls behind him — anyone with any...